Danaphos

Danaphos is an oceanic ray-finned fish genus which belongs in the family Sternoptychidae. A common name is bottlelights.

Bottlelights
Temporal range: Middle Eocene to Present
37–0 Ma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Stomiiformes
Family:
Sternoptychidae
Subfamily:
Maurolicinae
Genus:
Danaphos

Bruun, 1931

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1][2]

  • Danaphos asteroscopus Bruun, 1931
  • Danaphos oculatus (Garman, 1899) (Bottlelights, Bigeye Lightfish)

Fossils of bottlelights show that the genus was already distinct in the Late Eocene, more than 35 million years ago.[3]

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References
  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Danaphos in FishBase. February 2012 version.
  2. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) (2004): TSN 162231 – Danaphos. Retrieved 2009-OCT-02
  3. Sepkoski, Jack (2002): [Danaphos]. In: A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 364: 560. HTML database excerpt


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